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When you go to Vegas, don't just bring your stilettos or sexy mini dresses. Try an adventure worth remembering and bring an extra pair of pants, shirt, and sneakers. Get ready to experience the right and legal kind of high! 

October 26, 2010 was the day we had to wake up early - 7am to be exact, so we won't miss our ride to the Valley of Fire. We were ready to experience riding the quadbikes in the desert through Adrenaline ATV Tours. We were picked up from our hotel by Eric and he had a great sense of humor even if it was still 8am. I checked on their facebook page after our adventure and read a lot of comments requesting for Eric during their upcoming trip - I wouldn't wonder why. lol! 

We went to the Valley of Fire- Logandale Trails. "The Logandale Trail System is located on the North Side of the Valley of Fire, just one hour North of Las Vegas, Nevada. This trail system was dedicated in 1998 and is truly a trail system designated for all motorized and non motorized Off Road Enthusiasts. It has miles of marked trails, towering sandstone cliffs, incredible scenic views, master planned Cactus Garden (courtesy of the Master Gardners at UNLV), restroooms and picnic facilities."  
Tim's shot of me while going down the hill

It was a 45 to an hour drive from the strip, so better do this adventure towards the end of your vacation and make sure that you have enough time to do this the whole day. Doing this adventure at the beginning of your trip will leave you sore throughout the rest of the day or a couple of days 'coz the terrain isn't flat - NOT at all. 
Tim and I with one of our fellow adventurers from Canada

I guess someone else is having a great time too!

When we reached the location around 10-ish, we were welcomed by Chase and Ernie and we were given instructions on how to use the quadbike. It was pretty simple 'coz they put it on automatic, so you don't have to figure out how to change gears. Just press the little knob on the right handle and you're good to go! We had a 3-hour ride on our bikes and we were allowed to ride at our own pace. No one will tell you that you're too slow or you're too fast. Eric was with the fast riders, Chase with the group in the middle (of course that's us) and Ernie is at the end of the group 'coz he has the biggest bike with our food and drinks. Most of the people we were with that day were fast riders 'coz it wasn't their first time to try the quadbikes. I was hesitant to go on full speed 'coz I feel like the bike will tip over when I press that button in full. I feel I'm too light for the bike and when there are bumps, I feel like I will be thrown off my vehicle. So I was just taking it easy and enjoying the ride. It was a great adventure 'coz we had the rough and the flat terrain and we even went down and up a hill with rocks. We went through a lot of humps and bumps and all that jazz and it added more excitement and thrill to the ride. 
Our sweet ride!

We had a couple of stops along the way for us to be able to take pictures and one of the stops is to have lunch. We had a pretty heavy lunch - sandwich, salad, chips, a cookie, and water. I can't even finish my sandwich 'coz it was huge! Ernie had to feed it to the chipmunks who joined us during our stop.
Our lunch and that's Ernie and Eric on the background

The rest of the bikes during one of our stops

The Valley of Fire is named for the fantastic red sandstone formations scattered all over the place. The scenery was really breathtaking and since the weather was cool that day, the desert didn't feel like hell at all. It was so beautiful out there and it makes me crazy thinking that we were riding our bikes in the middle of nowhere. We were even parked in the middle of nowhere! The Valley of Fire is also known for the place where they shot Transformers, Star Trek Generations, Total Recall, and The Professionals. 
Beautiful scenery!
Indian's head

The whole ATV experience was worth every penny we paid and we never felt rushed or anything. We had a great time during our adventure and if I were to go back to Vegas again, I will definitely try to ride the quadbikes again at a faster speed this time! The crew were so accommodating and helpful and they made sure that all of us were safe and that we enjoyed every moment of our ride. The ATV adventure is indeed a must- try while in Vegas! 



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Tim MacIver said…
Great memory! We have to do this again sometime! :)
July 23, 2011 at 5:47 PM
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